I loved this book, it was such a light-hearted, easy read. The pace of the book was just right.

The archeology fascinated me, how something that has been underground for so many years can be dug up and still be in good condition !
Similar to Eve’s love for Paddy really, it had been hiding inside of her for many years but when Paddy surfaced again, it appeared, it needed brushing down and a bit of tlc .

I especially loved the quote ‘in my day, ladies had curves not angles’.

I will definitely be reading more books by Kate Field.

Thanks NetGalley and One More Chapter for the ARC. "A Dozen Second Chances" comes out February 6, 2020.
"A Dozen Second Chances" follows the story of Eve, a woman who when faced with her sister's death decides she will raise her niece as her own and in the process loses her boyfriend. Now years later, her niece is grown and who does she bump into? The boyfriend who left all those years ago. Is he worth another chance? Or do his actions all those years ago still ring true?
Field does amazing work bringing this romance to life without being cringey. I feel like that's something you don't often find when reading romance books, but this was an exception. There was nothing in this book I needed to skip or made me uncomfortable.
I also loved the characters in this book. If given the chance, I usually lean towards the Eve type character. Playing it safe seems like the smart choice most of the time. But characters like Paddy remind us that life isn't all black and white. Sometimes we need to take some risks. The only thing that didn't quite feel right was the ages of characters. Eve and Paddy always felt younger to me than they were supposed to be.
All and all, I greatly enjoyed this book. 4 stars from me!

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. I enjoyed this story of Eva getting her life back after her daughter moves out. It was a bit on the slow side although I didn’t really see the twists coming. An enjoyable read

Eve is a very selfless woman who at a young age put her career and plans on hold to raise her deceased sister’s young daughter Caitlyn, a decision she has accepted with few regrets. Now Caitlyn has grown up and moved on she encourages Eve to do the same with some ‘Be good to yourself’ vouchers. I really liked that Eve didn’t feel the need to do monumental things to be good to herself, just little things overall that gave her a lift which I guess is something we all should do. I think the vouchers combined well with her impending ‘big’ birthday to make her think about her own future and her story was well told. I liked the characters overall however I adored Eve’s gran Phyllis who was a hoot and I thought this was a really thoughtful uplifting read.

I've been trying to get into this, but I just cannot get into the book. I don't know why, because the summary sounds amazing, but it just doesn't grab me.

This was a cute fun read. I enjoyed the characters and the story. It slowed down like halfway through but it eventually picked up. Not sure if I'll read this Author again but I won't rule it out.

This was the first time for me to read a book by Kate Field. I had high hopes for this book considering that the plot seemed exciting. First chapters were very full of events but unfortunately quite fast, the book started to be a bit boring to my taste and maybe way too serious. I wasn't expecting a story like that and so I was disappointed and i really struggled to finish it. I give this book a 3 stars out of 5 because it's not bad, it's just not what I was expecting.

I was attracted by the blurb and really wanted to like this story. Unfortunately I found it too slow and it didn't keep my attention.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Thank you to Harper Collins and #netgalley for letting me read and review A Dozen Second Chances by Kate Field. This was a lovely romantic story about a woman getting another chance at love after being selfless for many years. I loved the setting, the story, and the characters.

When you are young, you have an idea in your head about the way you would like to live your life. But the path you have chosen for yourself is not always the one you travel on. Devastating events might force you to take a back road and although you are happy, you don't know if you might not have been more or less happy ...

When things start to settle down, a blast form the past suddenly appears and turns everything upside down again. Is it for the best or does it make everything worse?

I totally adored this book. It made me smile, but it made me sad too. A romantic story is not only about love and living on cloud nine, but there is often a lot more depth in them too and more serious matters are discussed.

This story has everything I like about this genre. You often see twists in thrillers or mysteries, but there is no reason why this should not occur in romantic stories either. 

There is only one reason to find out which ones the author has hidden in her book ... 

Top score for this story : 5 stars.

Thank you, Kate Field and Rachel's Random Resources

I really enjoyed the positivity of this book and the empowering yourself by being kind isn't always easy but it's the main challenge of the protagonist in the story. Eve has a daughter that goes off to school and is left with an empty house and doesn't know what to do now that she has to put herself first and live life again. Her daughter gives her 12 "be kind to yourself" vouchers and that is the story;

This book is believable, heartfelt and empowering and something we should all strive to do for ourselves. I like this a lot more than I thought I would and highly recommend it if you want a change from mystery, suspense and thrillers.

Thanks to NetGelley, the publisher and Kate Field (author) for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The plotline sounded very interesting when I requested this book.
And I am very grateful for getting a copy of it. But it was very bad, an unedited version with sentences and words together that just took away the enjoyment of the book. I had to struggle to read it and finish it.

3 stars
I picked this book because it had an older main character...ha 40 being older. The idea of a woman putting off her dreams to raise her child is very real. This happens all of the time so I looked to see where this took me.

I liked the idea of a daughter pushing the mom to go out and fly -it was her time... but I did have to work to finish.

The main character, Eve, was not particularly sympathetic. She had a lot of things happen to her which were supposed to make us feel bad for her but I couldn't stand how passive she was.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

As a mom in a similar age and space as Eve, this book was just so sweet and relatable. It's like a snuggly Hallmark movie in a book. I really enjoyed the relationship that Eve has with her family and Gran was such a perfect lighthearted and fun addition to the story. She reminded me so much of the Grandma in the Stephanie Plum series with her pluck and wit. A Dozen Second Chances is a heartwarming story of personal growth, finding who you are after giving everything to someone else and learning to be happy. Perfect for readers who want romance, but not the steam.

I didn't love this book. I tried to like it - I really did. But it moved sooooooo slowly. I also just didn't really like Eve. I felt badly for all the things she's been through - but at the same time, was seriously annoyed by her. It irritated me that she behaved really childishly towards Paddy. He definitely was an idiot and should never have handled things the way he did or left the way he did. But if she had just listened to what he had to say, things could have moved forward so much faster and been better for all of them.

An easy to read and follow story about second chances, being kind to yourself and forgiveness. I did find the archeology side of it a bit slow when they were in full dig mode, but the as for the rest of the content I found it really heart warming and a great read

Thank you to Netgalley/Publisher for the read!

I really wanted to love this one, but unfortunately, I found it a little too slow and hard to get into for me. It is a story of second chance love, but there was not enough chemistry and appeal for me.

A Dozen Second Chances is just the sort of romantic fiction I like. The characters are real and relatable, mature and shaped by their lives. And being characters in a book Eve and Paddy have had plenty of history, which has done just that. The will-they-won’t-they story of their second chance made me unwilling to put the book down. It has a clever and beautifully sewn up plot, great secondary characters and believable settings. Definitely recommend.

I put this down, I didn't like it. It felt juvenile and worse than a Young Adult book. I've seen people on Instagram that love this and apparently I'm missing something here.